Welcome Gaians and Gino fans! Heck, even fans of other NPCs are welcomed!

Enigma_Nemesis2, Aegea, and I would like to present you our first (and perhaps only) foray into free online comics, starring Gaia's hero, Gino Gambino! Know this:

1. The story will begin right after Gino vanished in the flames of Gambino Mansion (right after Sasha was rescued).2. It will end (?) when Gino saves Sasha from Jack and Santa's attacks.

Based on certain events throughout the story, Gaians will be able to:
1. Vote for your favourite NPCs to make an appearance (almost every NPC will eventually make an appearance. Literally, including the lesser known ones!)
2. Vote for the outcome of certain events, therefore changing the course of the story.
3. Decide on NPC makeovers (at least appearance wise).

UPDATES

(02/25/2007): E_N2 has decided to do resume as the main artist again, so the comic will now be prepared for new releases soon! He has decided to redesign some of the characters, so don't be surprised to see slight or even major changes to some of the characters already previewed (which isn't alot, so it's all good biggrin). Headshots of the main NPC characters will slowly be posted, and new revisions to the thread will be made. We will be asking the Gaians who have already submitted a cameo avi to be allowed to make new changes based on the recent collectibles and other items since the last update. We hope to release new pages this week!

(07/01/2006): Since there's a Canada Day holiday this weekend I will only have the first 3 pages of the prologue posted. Once the weekends are over, which also means the end of my (Alurna) volunteer work until the weekend after, I will be scanning and posting the rest of the prologue (and maybe a sneak peek of chapter 1.
(06/28/2006): Five or more pages will be posted on drunkduck.com today biggrin
(06/17/2006): Damean Blodricther Alpha Sketch (a.k.a. our first "experimental" drawing of him)
(06/03/2006): Sneak Preview Page 3 - Darth Abiha Cameo sketch (she will look taller in final version)
(06/30/2006): FAQs section updated
(06/29/2006): Additional Gaian cameo users have been added to the Characters section only (not the cameo list with their Ginosaga appearance atm)
(06/27/2006): Sneak Preview Page 2 - Marie Von Helson sketch (in her fantasy costume!)
(05/14/2006): The third official Ginosaga poll is OVER! The results are as follows
Q: How should the comic be read?
A: Left to Right (American style) [117 votes - 46%]
Right to Left (Japanese Manga style) [137 votes - 53%] WINNER!!!
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(05/14/2006): Check out the comics section for the sneak preview! 3nodding
(05/13/2006): Story Background added, scroll down to next post! ALSO: Preview page uploaded onto drunkduck.com!!!
Link: http://www.drunkduck.com/Ginosaga/
(04/11/2006): Cameo Appearance Submission Form posted on FAQs Section!!!
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Once again, thanks to everyone who voted for their favourite characters! 3noddingheart
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The first official Ginosaga poll is over! Here are the results which have determined which NPCs will most likely appear first:

Thanks to everyone who voted! 4laughheart
Now that the first poll has ended, we will now be posting a second poll that will only have the NPCs previously not added. Go vote for your favourite one now!!!

Here's where we answer any questions regarding the story thus far, characters, settings, events, etc. (as long as they don't reveal or spoil the later parts in the story).

1. How do I sign up for a cameo appearance? Just fill in this: (CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING ANYMORE CAMEOS)

Aegea

Ginosaga Cameo Appearance Submission Form Pt. 1:

Gaian Username:Avi (to appear in comic): (preferably in a fantasy style)(1)Comic Name:(Enter the name you want to be known as in this comic)
Support:(pro- OR anti- Gino)
(1) - Please post the image of the avi you want to see appear in the comic. We recommend using photobucket.com to upload your preferred avi pic, then placing the url in IMG tags to show it!exclaim The second part of the form will be pmed to you once we manage to work out the possible allegiances (e.g. Gino, Von Helson Sisters, etc.)exclaimexclaim The second part will also include an option to have an entire guild and/or clan appear in the comic as well.

2. Which NPCs will make an appearance?

You will see and be surprised! wink

3. Where does the story take place?
In an alternate universe of Gaia, where technology is a mix of medieval (e.g. swords, bows, shields, axes) and early colonial times (e.g. guns with muskets and powder), with a touch of fantasy (e.g. magic, non-existent weapons, etc.)

Very Early Concept Sketches (2 total):*Some sketches may have been badly scanned or not cleaned! Also note that these will not be the final representation of the characters and objects that will appear in the actual manga.*
(ONE NEW IMAGE):

DISCLAIMER: Gino Gambino and any other NPC that appear / will appear in this mangafic are owned by Gaia Interactive. Any Gaian avatars that may appear are owned by their respective users. We own only what we say we own. exclaimexclaimexclaim

(I was thinking that with this avatar, it could be used as some sort of unhuman character[I'm trying to avoid the cliche 'demon' xp ]. Perhaps an old experiment of G-Corp's? feel free to use artistic license madd )